Well, unless by coincidence the colors here were changed today (and in that case I'm sure others would have commented on it), I got my new computer today and upon arriving here I find the colors drastically different from what I'm used to. I'm under the impression that Netscape 7 (which I downloaded right away) still won't work here, so I'm using IE as always. Perhaps it's a newer version of IE, I haven't checked. And, the monitor is different, but I don't think that would affect color.
Anyway, what I'm getting now is bright and much easier to see than the other, so whether I lucked out or this is the new look for the forum, I like it!!